Adjustable road stand



Patented June 30, 19 31 UNITED STATES JESSE H. FARRAR, orfnuianooxfrnxnsADJUSTABLE noan STAND Application filed May 23,

In certain sections of the country, especially in rural districts it isdesired that'a resident receive or deliver articles to a carrier andordinarily, it is necessary that such 1 articles be either arranged on acrudely con structed stand on the exterior of the premises or that thecarrier enter the premises to either obtain or deliver articles. It may,therefore, be considered the primary object of this, my presentinvention, to provide a revolving support for articles, either mailboxes or materials which is erected in a premise adjacent to the roadwayand which can be readily swung so that an article can be deliveredthereon onto the roadway and as readily turned or revolved so that'thesame will be brought off of the roadway and again be brought onto thepremise.

A further object is to provide a device that shall be of a simple butstrong. and sturdy nature so that the same will amply support articlesthereon and withstand weather conditions. r

A still further object is to provide a device which may be operated fromeither the roadway or from the premises of the user.

The invention will be fully and comprehensively understood from aconsideration of the following detailed description when read inconnection with the accompanying drawings which form part of theapplication, with the understanding, however, that the improvement iscapable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showingof the drawings nor to the precise construction described and,therefore, such changes and modifications may be made therefrom as donot affect the spirit of the invention nor exceed the scope thereof asexpressed in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement with parts in section. V

Figure 2 is a sectional view approximately on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 8 is a sectional view approximately on the line 33 of Figure 1.

As disclosed by the drawings my improvement consists of a base 1 fromwhich arises a tubular standard 2. Received through the secured the1930. serial "no. 455,056.

upper end and journaled in the standard 2 there is a leg or post 3 whichis round in cross section and on this leg there is either fixed or fiattop or table 4 of the improvement It should be stated that alltheelements comprising my improvement are preferably constructed ofmetal and by reference to the drawings it will be noted that the table{1 has depending side flangeso which'materially strengthen the same. p vI Fixed by adjustable elements don the tubular standard 2 there' arespaced collars 7 and Sand to the lower collar Sthere is fixed "aninclined element 9 whichis also secured tothebaseL Mounted forrotationon the standard *2 and arranged between the collars 7 and 8 there is aring member inthe' nature of a sleeve 10. To the ring'member or sleevethere are fixed oppositely directed angle brace members 11and112,respectively, and the outer ends of these brace members are fixed to theunder fagce ofthe table 4, adjacent to the ends there- 0 g V V g VScrewed or otherwise secured on thestandard 2 and affordinga'supportifor the top or table there'is an annular nut 13." Thisannularmember 13 is provided with spaced rightangularly arrangednotches 14 and15, respectively, which enter the periphery of the said member13,1andone of these notches is-designed to be engaged by a springinfluenced bolt 16 mounted for longitudinal movement through suitablebearings 17 secured on the .under face of the top 4. The bolt isprovided with an offset finger portion 18 which'merges into a flat headand loosely secured to the head there are oppositely exte'ndingrods19and 20, respectively. Each of the rods'is loosely connected to anormally depending handle 21, respectively, pivoted preferably innotches in the ends of the top 4. The standard2 is provided with a notch22 approximately one-fourth of a circle in lengthffor equaling thedistance between the outer walls of the notches 14 and 15. Screwed inthe post 3 there is a headed element 24 which is received in the arcuatenotch 22.

By reference to the drawings it will be IZZU noted that the top 4 ismounted on the standard 2 in close proximity to one end of the said top.The braces 11 and 12 effectively hold the topon the standard but thepost 3 also materially assists in this. The brace 9 for the base 1 holdsthe standard in normal upright position but, of course, suitableanchoring means may pass through the base and enter the ground surface.The device is ar- 10 ranged in close proximity to the fence of thepremise of the owner. Articles may be arranged upon the top 4. Byswinging the handle 21 the bolt 16 will be brought out of the notch 15which permits the table to turn 15 a quarter of a circle, or in otherwords, to project the table over the fence of the premise and into theroad. The articles may be readily received from the table 4 by thecarrier without necessitating the carrier leaving his vehicle. Articlesmay be arranged upon the table by the carrier who gripping the outerhandle, indicated for distinction by the numeral 25, will release thebolt 16 and by swinging the top 4 the bolt will be again brought intothe notch 15. The stop element 24 holds the table in a position wherebythe bolt 16 is received in either of the notches 14 or and it is thoughtthat the foregoing description when read in connection with theaccompanying drawings will fully set forth the construction andadvantages of the improvement to those skilled in the art to which suchinvention relates so that further detailed description will not berequired.

Having described the invention, I claim:

In a device for the purpose set forth, a

base having a hollow standard arising therefrom, a table top, a postdisposed'adjacent one end of the top depending therefrom and 40 receivedin the standard, adjustable members on the standard, a brace elementbetween one of the adjustable elements and the base, a ring memberjournaled on the standard between the adjustable members and the bracemeans between the ring member and the table top, a notched element fixedon the upper end of the standard and upon which the table top rests, aspring influenced slidable bolt on the table top to engage with thenotches of the ring member, an offset finger on the bolt, pivotallyconnected handle members on the ends of the table and rods between saidhandle members and the finger, said standard having an arcuate slottherethrough of a length approximately one-fourth of the circumferentialdiameter of the standard and a stop lug on the post received in the slotand designed to contact with the end walls thereof, for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JESSE H. FARRAR.

